:a plant that is grown in warm regions and that produces small flat seeds that are used in cooking and as a source of oil芝麻 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
Recent Examples on the WebBoth versions arrive with two thick, crisped slices of challah crusted with black and white sesame seeds.Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 It's topped with an orange drizzle of gochujang and sprinkled with black sesame seeds. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if using, and toss again. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Eric seasons chickpeas with salty, nutty roasted seaweed and a sesame mayonnaise.New York Times, 20 July 2022 After a long day of typing, driving, washing, and doing chores, slather your hands with Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve, which is formulated with glycerin, olive oil, shea butter, and sesame seed oil to intensely hydrate and soothe skin. Sarah Han, Allure, 18 July 2022 Crunchy sesame rice crackers act as both your vessel and utensil, making this a great finger food with a contrast in both textures and flavors. Christina Liao, Vogue, 8 July 2022 The final coating helps sesame seeds or scallions — or both — adhere to the chicken. Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022 Then the rounds are shaped by hand, imprinted with a decorative pattern, and sprinkled with water and sesame seeds before going into the tandoor, or clay oven. Shefali Rafiq, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian šamaššamu sesame